(2009/09) September 2009 MTBs

My bb is already pass one month old.. why he still sooooo frequent feeds?! is like 1.5hr the most only 2hrs?!

im like 24/7 attach to bb... im going crazy......

my bb feeding is like exmple 1am cry for feed, feed til 1.45am then 2.15 make him sleep, he sleep til 3am then cry for feed again... see he only sleep less then 1hr... tat apply to me, i no sleep 24/7 now....

HELP.. any remedy?

i tot bb tat time have growing spurt and its over now..

is tis growing spurt again? how many growing spurt will bb have?

when will these extremely frequent feeding stop?
 


Flower,

I've been attending to mine since 9pm.

You sure he's hungry? Maybe you try expressing to see how much he's drinking?

For me, I think she's a tad colicky... So I mix Colic drops in her milk... Hoping i can get rid of the wind...

Growth spurt is a phase I heard... No specific time span..
 
Pam,
u girl no sleeping from 9pm?

i check, his tummy is soft soft.. not colic anymore...

my bb need feed every 1.5 to 2hrly... and sleep only lesser then 1hr...
 
Hi ladies,

I've been MIA for a while, now really busy catching up with the posts.

Thank God my baby girl was finally delivered on 5 Oct (Mon) at 2356h. She was actually due on 26 Sep. Then I waited till 41 weeks, still no sign of labour and absolutely not dilated at all.

On Fri (2 Oct) 3pm, my gynae placed a pill in me to help dilate. I 'checked-in' to the hospital near midnight and just waited.

On Sat morn 6am, the contractions came in. By 7am, the contractions were 4min apart but when the gynae did VE on me at 9am, I still wasn't dilated, only 'soften'. sigh. So she placed another pill.

Then on Sun morn 10am, she checked again. I was only 1cm dilated and she placed yet another pill. From Fri till Sun, I was pacing the entire hospital and Novena Square, hoping to have some signs of labour but to no avail.

On Mon 9am, I was still 1cm dilated. So no choice, at 10am, my gynae broke my waterbag and put me on a drip and the contractions started coming in.

At 4pm, I was 4cm dilated. So happy. So I continued to tahan. My gynae told me that I prob can deliver by midnight (that's another 8 hours away!).

By 5pm, I cannot take it liao. So I asked for gas.

At 9pm, I was 9cm dilated. Hurray!

Finally at about 10.15pm, the midwife started to 'train' me to push. And baby Olivia finally made her grand entrance at 11.56pm! 4min before midnight!!
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Thank God for a supportive hubby, encouraging gynae and strength to go through. Now I'm still in the hospital cos bb has jaundice (11.5) and need to be under photo-therapy. Hopefully, the pedae will give her the all-clear today and we can finally go home after a week's stay at the hospital. I can't wait to see the sun again!
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morning all!
woke up so early at 5am today because baby wanted to nurse. after nursing, he was very awake and i just put him back to sleep. eating cornflakes now before my toddler wakes up and gets ready for school ...

there seem to be a couple of "night-owl" babies on the thread. mine's so far so good. he likes nursing in the day, and sleeps a 4-5 hour stretch at night. so last night, he slept from 1am feed until 5am feed. i get 4 hours of sleep, which is considered super good for my standards =)
 
new_mtb,
woah, your baby gal is quite overdue. if she's 4 minutes later, she'll be 10 days overdue! hope you and her can be discharged today.
 
michelle...
sorry for worrying u, haha! the navy+white print is lovely. it's just that the fabric of the turquoise one is so much softer. when u get urs, u will know. both are nice! but turquoise FEELS better. aiyah, i wanted the black lace too! but i already bought a black MIM one, grrrrrr!
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shelled + girly...
wah! *envy* great job on losing all that pre-pregnancy weight!!! (shelled, u only got 500g to go, so as good as there already!) gdness, u guys are GOOD!

rach...
yes! i've heard of this kind of thing before! cannot say good things abt the baby etc... ok lah, maybe i won't say things like "wah! today she slept through the night! damn good man!" in case i jinx it, but i think saying negative things to the baby a bit harsh isn't it? it's like how they used to call baby boys "ah kow" or "ah ter" in case they get taken away by evil spirits!

pamelia...
sleeping 4-5 hrs in a row is GOOD! yeah, my bb also the same. poop must cry, fart must cry, pee also must cry. haha! (she's almost 6wks old)

flower...
oh no! poor thing so much pus?
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have u checked online abt baby acne? they all get it ard 2mths old. growth spurts happen in week 1, 3, 6 and 9. expect to be mother cow at those times!

sandwich...
duh! why didnt i think of that! cotton buds! thanks!
 
flower
urs could be a case of baby acne. mine tat time was a bad case of baby acne, rashes n eczema. now acnes cleared already but still got a bit of rashes on cheeks. hv to keep cleaning cheeks several times a day. ps suggest to just put calendula or coconut oil.

it should go away on its own in a few weeks. yes its ugly but no choice lo.
 
<font color="ff0000">girly></font>
ooh... okok.. hahaha..just try to avoid to prevent loh. hehe.. :p

<font color="ff0000">Sarah></font>
ooh.. if its EBM in the fridge, its 48 hours... if u freeze it and thaw it, then its 24hours... hahaa..
sorry for the confusion.. haha..

<font color="ff0000">Michelle></font>
hahaha..ever since i succeeded with lying down, i've been doing it since yesterday for ALL feeds..
hahahhaha.... wah.. u put bb outside ah?? bb lie in between HB &amp; me.. no way can fall to the floor ah...

animal print was shorter than the purple.... too small la...
that day i wear almost fainted.. with a bulging tummy.. grr..
i still got dusty rose with lace.that one longest... hehe..
so now i buy the long tanks loh..
i cannot wear end at waise length de...loook so fat..coz i got big hips..

sell away coz just nice got ppl want to buy.. but at a loss. >.<"
coz got it with shelled spree at the original price of about $36 include shipping..
but sold....at THE price that u all buying loh..

<font color="ff0000">Acneery Gal></font>
for C-section, recommended time period is after 20 days for post natal according to my ML.
Need to give time for ur wound to heal first..
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<font color="ff0000">shelled></font>
wah.. so when my baby cry, i supposed to be leaking....? wah lao.. neber experienced before leh.
faint..dun even know how it feels like when let down.. >.<"

<font color="ff0000">milkyway></font>
no worries, u are not the only one.. i'm at my 32nd day..and i'm still having that irritating lochia...
on and off..spotting a bit here and there.. put panty liner not enough.. put pad too big...
sigh...
my mum says the longer we have means we are weaker... dunno how true...
she said if strong, 2-3weeks should be okay liaoz..

hahha.. i used to drip like water when i'm eating..for the 1st 2 weeks..but have cooled down a lot laioz..
i think coz not so stressed..initally everything do fast fast..even when i'm eating i eat very fast..
everything so gan cheong like that.... faint....

my mum says coz now i used to the routine.. more relaxed, not so gan cheong, so i dun sweat as much and get as sweaty liaoz. heheh...

<font color="ff0000">happymrskoh></font>
dun give up.. your supply will increase as u persevere.
I was told my bb was dehydrated on the 3rd day after i discharged too.she keep having pinkish urine.
And nurse at Mt A says thats insufficient fluid..
I also succumb to FM for a few days.. i cant rem how many days now...
and until my supply came in and i was religiously pumping before and after latch to have EBM standby.
Then i moved from latching and giving FM to latching and giving EBM instead..
then i moved to giving only 1 bottle of EBM at nite so that i can rest..but i still had to pump to relieve engorgement..
but at least it was easier to pump initially for me, coz my baby was latching at every hour in the 1st 2 weeks..
i almost died.and nipple also almost died..

but after 3rd &amp; 4th week, the giving of EBM at nite was more to let her sleep longer.. (or so i thought)

Last nite was the 1st time i latched (or maybe 2nd time considering the previous nite my HB took too long to warm up EBM)
at the wee hours, and she had a feed at 3:55am (last feed was actually 11pm) and slept till 850am for another feed..
so even thru latching she could sleep for 4-5 hours!!!

So i guess its a growing up process for them, i used to latch for 40min per feed.. but some how it suddenly reduced to 10-15min per latch at the 4th week.
I tot something is wrong but apparently, mothers like mama6 and shelled also latch for just 10-15min..
hehe..
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So just go according to ur baby's needs..
latch whenever he/she wants, coz sometimes it could just be comfort latching and she's not really hungry.
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We gotta learn from bb's drinking pattern lo..
and jotting down the drinkin times does help..
i have a better idea how she's feeding...

i have a notebook. and this is how i record..

8 Oct 2009.
1. 8am - 815am L
2. 10.15 - 1030am R
3. 12.30 - 12.45 L
4. 2.00 - 2.16pm R
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10. etc...

And i know how many feeds she has per day... so my girl has aboout 9-11 feeds daily.
It depends. Sometimes she latch for 2 min and fall asleep... so i dun record tat.. i take it as comfort suckling..
and she usually need to suckle before she falls asleep.. she cant just go to sleep like that.. :p

So like last nite from 9-11pm, she was like permanently on my breasts...
after 10-15min, she unlatch, then check diapers, then she cry, eyes big big... so i latch again, she sucke abother 10-15min, then she unlatch..
the cycle repeated till about 11plus.. i also fall asleep liaoz.. and thats why she could last till 3:55am for the next feed...
it was a long 5hours.. she was storing for a long nite.. hehe.. :p

<font color="ff0000">Pam></font>
oh u bathe..just dun wash hair... not sweaty meh??
i 3 days already oily and sticky... 30days? gosh!! u are the Queen of Not washing hair!

<font color="ff0000">New_MTB></font>
congrats!! wah.. u had a long labor man... proud of u!!
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U didnt have epidural as well?
 
WAH, this thread moves faster at night!

*Pam*
I went a wk+ ago. gotta do before my CL left...

*shelled*
EEEEEKK..night elf?! u wanna look EXACTLY like her!! though im a purple fanatic, bt i nv wanna look purple! hair still acceptable, haha..u beri hip and daring to try purple, blue...the most daring i go is hi-lite in red and gold...

im nt choosy abt food, eat basically anything and everything...bt i cannot do without chocolate and ice-cream...btw forgot to share a gd news, my GD resolved oredi!! i passed my GD test on monday. Nw i can haf all the chocolate and ice-cream under the sun!!!!!
 
wow, so gd some of u can fit back into ur pre-preg clothes
<font color="ff6000">But, I CAN'T</font>
so sad lah... my hips is definitely much bigger so i cant fit into my bottoms and my boobs is bigger so no no to button-tops, esp... how how?? i still want to fit into my beloved slim-cut jeans, skirts and many more... any ways to trim the hips and thighs?? at least can fit into bottoms i will be very happy already..
 
-> breastfeeding

mummies, my 3wk old baby tends to cough &amp; sometimes gag during her latch on (initial stages during let down). Suspect it cld be tt my let-down is too fast for her to swallow cos there's milk flowing out of her mouth. Also, sometimes she will release the latch when it's too uncomfortable for her n I see 'jets' of milk shooting out from my nipple (and onto her face n my clothes!)

anyone encountered this b4 n has suggestions to make baby more comfortable? Wondering how I can bf her in public without creating a mess due to the strong letdown

also, how do we know tt baby has emptied the first breast during feeding? Want bb to get the hindmilk from the first breast b4 moving on to the other one

thx
 
yeah.. later going gynae appointment myself! haha finally can have some 'me' time! still tot of going imm awhile after tt hehe.. hope do not have to wait too long at gynae

girly> ya i managed to loss e weight so happi.. haha but at e rate i'm eating nw.. think i'll def grow fat lo before i go back work! nw my rice intake is like 3x before i pregnant! n i dun feel super full.. just full lo..scary man

is milo consider hot coca? i have two cups of milo daily ley!

dun know y this two days milk supply when pump out so little damn sad.. haiz.. but latching on always so fast flow till didi will choke n push away.. i wonder isiz cos of my pump not effective.

pam> salute u ley! can go without washing hair for so long!

oh.. shelled.. u got e pillow to help.. ok my frien is going to pass me hers during my bb shower this sunday.. hopefully it will be useful

i'm waiting for my confinement to be over then go out n 'whack' buffet again hahaha

rach> my husband dun like me to put bb inbtw us cos he scare he squash bb hahaha so i normally put at my side but will have one hand over him so that he will not fall over

i like the dusty rose w lace also ley! but cos no discount so i no buy hahaha if its really gd maybe i'll buy it the next rd

ya.. my lochia too... like play hide n seek! put panty liner then it comes.. put pad.. one whole night nothing.. damn angry
 
<font color="ff0000">OPening bank account for babies></font>
did any mummy open savings acct??

which bank u all open??

OCBC like alot of perks..
but POSB more convenient...

wondering which bank better.. any diff???
 
milkyway...
don't worry, i can't either. i took out some from storage, then had to put all back, except 1 loose skirt!
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grrr! think i'm too ambitious.

katherine...
it's not your pump that's lousy. it's our bbs that are good pumps! really! i had blocked ducts once so i pumped. no use. i could still feel the blockage in the boob. i then decided to latch bb on. BINGO! in 5 mins, the blockage was cleared! cannot underestimate what our little bbs can do! ;)

xiaowei...
if ur letdown is really very strong, maybe u can try pumping some milk out first. once the flow slows down, latch bb on. store the milk though. don't waste! but i think as bb grows older, she will get used to drinking the 'fast' milk and then u won't have this problem anymore. don't think there's anything we can do to slow down the letdown. but i'm not sure... any other mummies can help?
 
<font color="ff0000">kat></font>
i got the dusty rose in Sept Colors of the month..
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So it was USD$24.. still more exp than what it is now leh... hehehe... the price is already cheaper than what is showned now at UD$34 loh... hehehe....

alrite.. i'm goin to bathe.. its hair washing day today!woohoo!! take my own sweet time.. hehehe. :p
 
hi rach

can check with u... is the pupsik spree on?

Transferred liao but so far no reply

Thanks...

I already opened savings acc with POSB... think almost all the same one la... interest low..hahaha
 
Steph
the GNC fenugreek is 610mg dosage per pill right? i asked the salesgal she said only got that dosage. so must take 6 pills a day? not too much ah?
 
<font color="ff0000">j@@n></font>
the baby Bonus acct money cannot be taken out at all rite??
only to be used for injections, infantcare etc...

i want a savings account..like she can use when she grows older?

<font color="ff0000">hollow></font>
did u email me u transferred le huh??
what ur real name?? hehehe..PM me again?
the orders have been placed with distributor...
 
Mamato6,

I've only consumed 4 caps in total... I just got it yesterday! I pump 4-5 hrs... I think it did help... Or maybe it's all in the head.. LOL
 
Mamato6,

I'm "abusing" my low supply boob by shifting the pump in all directions as I pump... XD

I got 150ml. Both sides... Either it's the liquids I been consuming... Or it's the Fenugreek.

On the bad side.. The capsules are pretty huge... But not a problem to me. For the sake of more supply... I will swallow! =3

Anyone else needs help in buying 2 bottles of GNC Fenugreek @ $44.25?

So far Stephanie is on the list... Better than my HB keep going there to buy and buy... The counter staff may think I consume a bottle a day. XD
 
rach...
oh yah, i forgot abt that. :p so, how do we actually tap into the funds there? if it's for childcare, how is the $$ taken out?

ooooo... do u know if my pupsik order was captured? coz i decided quite late, only emailed prettymums my order late last night. i did the transfer this morning. gee, i hope my order was taken!
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All mummies who are trying out the lying down position for breastfeeding, seems like for this position, bb is not sucking hard. I know my boy manage to take in some milk, but also leaking from the side of his mouth also.

When I shift abit to make myself comfortable, the nipple fall out. lol Then gotta latch again. Getting crazy with all the frequent night latching, hoping to master this position so I can get some rest when feeding.
 
My boy is 34 days old and is still feeding every 2hrs. Sometimes even 1.5 hrs. Does this mean that my milk supply is low that he needs to feed so frequent? Sometimes at night, he wakes up just after an hr crying for milk. Seems like he's always hungry at night and can't sleep long hours, not even 3 hrs. Tried to bottle feed him, but after that, he didn't want to sleep. I still gotta latch him on, then he sleeps. Haiz, isn't bottle feeding him to allow me to rest. But not the case for mine. T_T
 
<font color="ff0000">5in1 or 6in1 injections></font>
when are we taking which??
and which is better???
when to take which one??

my fren need to take 2 6in1 and 1 5in1... is that a must??
 
xiaowei,
I also encounter same problem. She refuse to open mouth when the milk start shooting. it make me n her cloths wet.

At times, she will vomit out lots of milk. Today, even got milk come out from nose.

I tried pump out some at times but worried that pump too much, not enough for her.
 
who is joopz?? whats ur real name?? coz i only have records of real names.. not nick. hehe. :p

u made payment... but we need to verify that u have paid...
 
<font color="ff0000">Pupsik Orders received..</font>

These are the people who have placed orders..
if i have missed out any, please faster PM me..
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Michelle Tham
Lee Pei Pei
Chris Teo
Valerie Quek
Pearlyn
Angeline
Lili
kareen aka camomile3
Serene Ng
Michelle Qiu
Joelyn Teo
Chen Xiaowei
Caroline Yow
Eugenia
Katherine Goh
Jamica Han
Hui Chern
 
hi all

with regard to CDA account, i have checked before that u can opt for the babybonus $4k to go into your own account so that u can use now... because if u opt for it to go into CDA account, u will not be able to take it out to use, so not feasible for it to be a savings account for the child as the funds can only be used for limited purposes...
 
thanks rach i saw my name liao haha

do u think i can order beansprout pillow from them through u so that they can send to me together? :p then can save on registered mail haha
 
shelled> ya. less effective. need to let de pump motor season first =p

milkway> ya. n singapore one only 100capsule, but us is 200capsule. double de size

stephanie> wanna get this spree organiser to spree for us? cos she got gnc gold card, den if u purchase with that, got additional 15% discount. so each bottle only US$10.something, after shipping in, is slightly more den 20bucks each. i m trying to contact this spree organiser. if u wan, we wait awhile more?

see here: http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/messages/590029/2713851.html?1255009332

mine hubby's colleague got gnc member, if u wan i can give u her nric, n we all go buy one bottle to tahan first. i'll be doing tat while waitin for that spree organiser to contact me. in de mean time, we can decide how many bottles we wanna stock up

jenifur> wah. ur nature's way one is cheap. u organising spree for it? i saw this at guardian yesterday at 27+, but got 20% discount this 4days

i think all de fenurgreek de same rite? irregardless of nature's way or gnc?

girlygirly> keke. i m bigger size. so maybe it's better

stephanie> can teach me how to order from us n ship via vpost? maybe i consider getting the gnc gold card. cos it's 15usd, but if buy 10bottles, each bottle get more den 1.50discount. maybe u shuld consider getting de gnc vip card too. den more worth it =p

pamelia> wah. 2nd bottle half price means it's 25% discount. maybe i ask hubby's colleague to share =p den i order de rest from us =p

it's ok, can give everyone my hubby's colleague nric =x

flower4> bb got many growth spurts. one at 2-3wks old, another at 4-6wks old, de other at 3mths or something =p

j@@n> it's ok one la. black can haf many many. my whole wardrobe is full of black clothes. abit regret doing black wiw. cos all my clothes blend in with de wardrobe too -_-"

rach> haha. but i realise lying down position, bb dun feed as well. still de cradle hold he drink de best. so only at nite den i do lying down.

cos i need feed both sides of breast ma. so definitely one time bb will lie at de side of de bed =p

erms. nvm. since i bought L size. shall see de tops when de arrive =p

u dun leak one meh? whenever bb drink one side? de other side leaks like mad. i need put a towel inside my bra to hold de milk. else bb's clothes will be all wet n i'll tot his diaper leak -_-

i letting my boy take 6in1. 6in1 n 5in1 diff is de last jab of 6in1 contains de last jab of hep b. so save bb de pain of one jab
 
fenugreek
hmm seems like Nature way that Jenifur is thinking of getting is cheaper leh.. any diff btw Nature way and GNC's fenugreek?? think i want to up my supply too so that i can pump and store, then can go out mah.. :p i need to go facial and gym.. been missing out on these for months!
 
GNC 20% off at drugstore is only applicable for 1st week of the month... maybe i will consider getting the card.. but its only valid for a yr
 


<font color="ff0099">Pamelia</font>
I'll come round to your salon to get my hair done red! Without bleaching!
But is it really red RED, like super red? Or just red-brown that type?


<font color="ff0099">new_mtb</font>
Congrats!
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Hope Olivia can go home very soon.


<font color="ff0099">sandwich</font>
4-5hours every night? That is really very good!
Mine only sleeps 4-5 hrs sometimes, but mostly still wakes up every 3hrs for milk. But as long as he doesn't stay awake and fuss after feeding, I'm good with it.


<font color="ff0099">j@@n</font>
MIM tops any good? They always look kinda cheesy from the photos at the website.

It's 500g til pre-Keegan weight hor. Still 5.5kg til pre-Joshua weight! I wonder if the fats have already solidified after 2 yrs of being there...


<font color="ff0099">Rach</font>
I don't always feel my letdown though. Esp when I pump, cannot feel it at all!
So have to visually check see got letdown or not.
I feel it's so stressful to pump lah...

Can use bb bonus acct to pay for injections meh?! I thought only for childcare/kindgarten??


<font color="ff0099">girlygirly</font>
Night elf chio leh! The face shape so sharp and facial features so defined.
But of course lah, she's drawn to perfection, so cannot compare.
If there's a button somewhere that I can press and then turn into Night Elf, I really don't mind leh.
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Yay! No more GD now can eat chocolate and ice-cream again!! It's been long since you had them hor?


<font color="ff0099">milkyway</font>
Actually it's hard to fit into your bottoms than your tops lor. But give it some time lah.
BFing burns off quite a lot of calories (which is why we're easily hungry), so even if you don't do anything, 2-3 mths later also will lose quite a fair amt of weight. Unless you overeat due to the hunger or eat high fat/sugar stuff lah!
But toning wise... i think that one have to ownself jiayou.
If only BFing can lose weight + tone up, I'm sure plenty more women will BF for very very long!


<font color="ff0099">xiaowei</font>
That's a good problem to have!! But it can be quite scary to see your bb almost choke, then all the milk squirting everywhere.
Last time with J, i just prepare a small towel under his neck to catch the squirts/drips, and let him slowly learn how to handle the fast flow. By the time he turn 1 mth old, he was expert liao.
Not sure how you can make her more comfy though.

An emptied breast will feel very soft, instead of feeling hard and full.
If you squeeze/press it, you should feel no lumps or hard areas.


<font color="ff0099">joopz</font>
My bb sucks normally in lying down position leh.
The milk leaking from sides of mouth is more due to gravity and overflow when milk flow is too fast. Sometimes i even get a wet patch on my bedsheets!
I think the reason for a weaker suck is probably cos bb is sleepy?

There's no hard and fast rule that bottlefeeding will allow you to rest lah. Unless someone else is doing it!
Some babies just feed more often than others. It's the size of their tummy, and their preference for how full they will "eat" until.
At least after you latch him on, he'll sleep. Kids like my #1 last time, after latch on also won't sleep! Totally waste my effort.
 
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